Rali de Portugal 2018 | Salto Fafe | Montim | Luilhas | Thierry Neuville confirmed in Fafe his second victory of the season, the first in Portugal, with the Belgian still looking for another four points with second place in PowerStage, a result that allows him to move to the championship lead by a good margin, 19 points. Sébastien Ogier well tried, but his position on the road did not allow him to get any points on PowerStage. Second place for Teemu Suninen in what is the first time for the WRC Portugal rally, finishing on the podium, the first of his WRC career. A great result from a rider who seems to be now taking better advantage of the opportunities he has had in the WRC with M-Sport. Elfyn Evans secured his first podium of the season in Portugal in a rally in which he used well the hecatomb of favorites to reach a good result. Esapekka Lappi saved the honor of the convent of Toyota, since after Ott Tanak gave up on the first day and did not return due to damages in the Yaris engine, and Jari-Matti Latvala damaged the suspension of his Yaris WRC, returning in Rally2 on the day, it was Lappi who secured a good result for Toyota with the fourth place and the triumph in PowerStage. The Finn did not make any mistakes over the weekend, and he was well, although this was only his second Rally of Portugal with a WRC.